Two defensive players leave Washington State football program

Sources tell The Spokesman-Review that inside linebacker Kendrick Catis and safety Dylan Axelson, a product of Woodinville High, are no longer with the team.

PULLMAN – Two defensive players have left the Washington State football team, sources told The Spokesman-Review Sunday evening.

Inside linebacker Kendrick Catis, a junior-college transfer who signed with WSU in December, and walk-on safety Dylan Axelson of Woodinville High are no longer with the Cougars, according to the source. It’s unclear what prompted either to leave the program, but both had been practicing with the Cougars during preseason camp.

Catis was the first player to fax in a letter of intent to the Cougars when the NCAA’s…